Combined player-piano and phonograph.



P. J. MEAHL. COMBINED PLAYER PIANO AND PHONOGRAPH. APPLICATION FILED 18116.14, 1911 1,025,200. Patented May 7, 1912.

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UNITEE}. STATES PAEITIQT @FFECE.

PHILIP JACOB MEAHnfoF BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY; ASSIGNOR TO THE PANY, or N W YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION AEQLIAI; COM- OF CONNECTICUT.

COMBINED PLAYER-PIANO AND PHONOGRAPH.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 14, 1511,

i ,OZEfi-ZOG. Patented May '7, 1912.

Serial 2111643349.

1 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, PHILIP J. MEAIIL, a 5 A I i-mzcn of the United Hatcsmnd a resident-of I nine. in the county of Hudson and State I l the pinion 7 into engagement with the cop: wheel 6. A tube connection or conduit 11 extends from the bellows 9 too. double s c iug valve 12 on a sicin 13 provided at its lower end with a head Combined 15 over a recess 16, which valve when of which I lowered connects the conduit 11 with the atmosphere and when raised connects the concunt 11 with al suction chamber 17, which by means of a. tube or duct 18 is i l th means. A tubular extension 19. or the phonograph horn 20 or itsequivalent is swiveled in the usual way and on this'frec end carries a hinged diaphragm or trans mitter head 21 above the disk shaped phono-- graph record 22 on the p roncgrap'h record support The phonograph head 21 is provided with the conventional diaphragm 24 which acts upon the arm or lcverQE carrying the stylus or pin 26 in thecouventional manner and of any'well knownlconstruction. I

A lever 27 is of New J crscv, have invented certain new' and useful Improvements in 'Playcrlhanos and lh'onogruphs, the following is a, specification.

This invention relates to improvements in combined piano players'and phonographs and the object of my invention is to provide a new and in'iprovcd combined phonograph and piano player which is so constructed that the record element or perforated music sheet. of the piano player is automatically thrown into operative connection with its driving gear by means of a contrivance actuated at the proper time by the record element of the phonograph, all of which is simple in construction, reliable and effective in use.

In the accompanying drawings in which like letters of reference-indicate like parts elevation,

Figure l is an partly in section and partly broken away. showing parts of the music box, parts of the? phonograph record, and illustrating one embodiment of'iny invention. :Fig: 2 is a detail side view of the phonograph transmitter showing the means on the same for starting the music sheet driving coupling, mechanism. Fig. 3 is a face view of the transmitter showing the same parts. as shown in pivotally mo'unteddnthe ends 29 of clicks 30 secured to the transmitter casing. A screw 31 is mounted in the lower end of the lever 27 and its innerend is in contact with the diaphragm transmitting -1ever "25f as shown. At its upper end the lever. 271cm 34 which in the embodiment shown" are he music box 1 contains the music spools formed in the inner faces oLthe' opposite. 2 and 3 and tracker board 4, all of convcn-- l f U- haped br ket 35 projecting tional construction. The shaft 5 of the lower or take up roll 3 carries the conventional cog wheel fi which can be engaged by a barrel pinionfT- mounted on a shaft .8 which is drivcn'in the conventional way by the-motor of the pin or piano. When the shaft- 8 is moved to the leftthe inion 7 is engaged wi h the cog Wheel 6 and the music sheet is unwound from the spoolfland drawn over the tracker board; andwound upon the take-up roll 3, all in the well lmown manner. A bellows pneumatic 9-is secured on one outer and Well of the music box 1 and is provided on its movable board with the finger or arm 10 which rests against the inner end of the barrel pinion 7 so that Whcnthe bellows 9 is collapsed this finger or arm 10 moves the shaft 8 into the directicn from right to left, thereby bringing from the to of the yoke 30. The port is connectc by a duct with a passagebt leading to the double alve 12. This duct consists of a piece tending to a tube 38 extension 19 and the tube 38 is connected by a flexible tubing with the said passage 36. The other orb 34 is connected by a flexible tubing'l with a tube 42 also held on the'horn extension 19 and the opposite end of this tube is connect ed by e flexible tubing 13 with the recess 16 beneath the ouch 15, the recess being providcd with t 6 suitable bleed hole 44, of any well imown or suitable construction.

secured on the, horn normal position of the diaphragm thief diaphragm holder or transmitter 21 2M: valve 32 seats upon and closes the port 34 1-1 resting on a ,pouch provided near its lowereudwith a cross piece 28 the ends of whicha-rc of flexible tubing 37px.

opposite end of this The screw 31 is so adjusted that e suction. bellows or other air reserving rics a valve disk 32 which can seat upon and close citherone of two opposite ports 330i" lower end of the lever 27 to-move the valve 41,42 and 42.,

that, the slight movement caused tion to. be reproduced few indentat the port 33 beiu music sheet is nings of th open. The. player piano adj listed that the beg1nepresentihg the irst notes .ineiit to beplfl'ye'o with the led on the phonograph in; in advance ot the ducts it is, oniy so far from the will he brougl'it into n soon as the perforated music sheet to wind upon the taliw up roll. lihe phonograph disk or record is then started and as soonas the stylus or pin flarrives at that part of the record line representing the musical composition to be reproduced, the vibrations of the lever connected with the diaphragm throw out the a sufficient distancefrom the port 34- to the port 33, as the proportions of the two arms of the lever 2'? are ehotit zts one to three so by the diawere'nd of the lever 27 end sufficientlyto throwfrom composition record are :slig in the tracker ducts so that speaking posit phragm at the lo movesfthe upper the valve 33. .The instent' that; the 'portB t is opened atmospheric :ziii-"rushes through-the tubes beneath the pouch 15, whereby he valve is lifted and the duct "1-1 leading to the bellows 9-15 instantly connected with the suction chamber 1? which causes the collzigieing of the bellows 9 where by the barrel pinion 'I is thrown into ongagement with the cog wheel (Send-rotates the take-up roll 3. It moment that the stylus of the phonograph 'is acted upon by 'thetrpart of. the record line representing the compositiorijtohe reproduced by the phonograph, the perforated music sheet oi the piano player; begins to travel. f I llhen the valve 12 is raised the tubes O 38 and 37 also 'ponneted with the suc tion cliaml'ier, and as the-port 33;is*closed by the valve 3'2 the rerefication of 'airwhich'is mainteinetl r'rves to hold; the valve 32 on the port 33,?iiid thereby holds the lower end of the lever carrying the screw Ella-way. from theldizq ihragm .arm or leverifi so as not to interfere with tho vibrations or move ments of the latter. Y In case itis desirable to start the music sheet, for certain compositions, before the stylus of the phonographreaches that part of the record line representing the COl'llPOSl by the phonograph 2 ions or projections may be provided on this line in advance of the record proper; for the purpose of tripping the bracket or le -er .2? before therecord proper 0i th'e line is reached :by theistylus,

Thelzube 38 and'tu oesflfl' and l0 connected therewith have a diameter a trifle larger than tlint'ofthe tubes ll, i2 and 13 so that when the valve 32 is seated on the-port 33 the amount of air exhausted will be greater is thus clear that the l i l l i l i l i l l i l the port 34: "to" the port lows for throwing l g l l l l. l l

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end phothe phonogr ph, the com means for mm i a perforated mu L and a motor means for tilltl'tliil'lg the vice for throwing said 1": gear with-the sheet moi" means controlled by the s ing n'mchine by the vihrat I for olnirnting the device rm. tl'irov-iing the motor into gear with the et moying means, siilistzintially e .2. in a combined pl iyc-r pi nogrnph comprising i .5: nogreph, the coml'iinntioi'i with means means, and has of the tell;-

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the motor nenns into gear with the moving ifitffllifi a. valve rnechunism controlling the hellm and means for operating said valve nieemnism from the stylus of the phono iph by the vibrations of said stylus, stout In in combined player piano and phonorgrii'pl'i comprising a. styl for the phonograph, the combination with means for moving the perforated music sheetfand -& motor 'me'zrnsfor operating the same, of

ie motor means a bellows for throwing tl into gear with the sheet moving means, a valve'nieclmnisin for SZl-il'l bellows, a controlling v'elve' for said and means for operating Yalve' from' the stylus of hy the ..ilirati.ons of tially asset forth.

t. In a Combined pin nograph comprising -e n'ogreph the combination moving the perforeterl' inns o and phoe means for sheet, and

a of bellows for throwing the motor rue-tins into i'nenns, :i'valve" Valve for gear with the Slit t: n'iovingf mechanism for sin-ti hello controlling said valve n for carrying-said valve or eret'ingsaid lever from- JliOUOgIHPll; by the v stylus, snhstantir-illy as s m,- a lever in t forth 5. In a combined piano witty-er ne of said end plio the phonogreph comprising a nogreph, the combinationfi movingthe perforated niusic sheet and a motor means-for operating ially set time, ofe, lielus, suostentor the ph0-' the same, of a bellows for throwing the motor means-into with the sheet movins: means, a

mechanism for said bellows a valve 0011- valve asagnatroiiing said waive mechanism, two independent port's at opposiie sides of said valve, a, lever carrying said valve, 5 mear-s for actuating said ievr from the stylus of the phonograph and poniiectioi is betweon said ports and valve meohanism of be 06L lows, substantially as set fori'h.

6. In a combi *eil piano player and phonograph compzisifig a satyiula for vibe pho nograph, this combination with means for moving he pf-fffi'faifid musis giieet, and a motor means for operating iim same, of bellows for throwing the motor moans inio gear with the show: moving means, 2i valve for the some, a vaive controlling said valve mechanism, two independent; at op posite sides of said valve, a lever cam'ying said vaive, a means for actuating said iever from the stylus of the phonograph, 6(52'1' nections between said ports and tho vaiv mechanism of the beiiows, and a screw for the adjustment of said lever, substantiaiiy as set forth.

.7. In a combined piano player and pho nograph comprif-aing a stylus for th s pin)- nogmph, the combination. with meam for moving the perforated. music sheet, a motor means for operating tire 5mm, of a bellows for tin-m xing the motor means into gear Wit?) Hie movizig means, a Valve for :on"'i-0hmg the exiszziusion oi from said bellows a; {MUG}? for operating ai 5 said valve and 9, mg from port E9? the i i ii, I 8. In a on; hie- 2 gizmo piayer and pisonogsfapii comprising a. styhie for the phonograph, the mmiimiition with means for moving ihe perforated music sheet and Q motor means for o-poi'ating the same, of a I d v-vice for {hm'wing the motor means into gear with the moving means, which devise is operated by the vibrations of tho phonograph styius, substsniiaiiy as net forth. y K v ,Siqned at New York city, in the county of York anti Siam of New York, than 7th] 5a of August A4 31 1911.

vii itoniisiii xiianqiizig from mid pouch 0 a 37:01 '1 waive fox" said port, a lever car r5 1i waive, m4 no for operating said lez" the s the poiionog aph, 

